Tag: free music friday

One of the bands I’ve been enjoying from the Come&Live website is The Ember Days. You can pick up  2 of their EP’s and 1 Album. Your Eyes Light Up album (2007), The Ember Days EP (2009), Finger Painting EP (2010) all for FREE!!! They have some fairly catchy pop-rock numbers through to some more haunting (almost, but not quite, Sigur Ros-esque) adventurous ballads. There is also some really cool worship stuff, but I’m not sure how it would go in a church congregation. All-in-all, highly recommended.

Now – having formed in New Zealand, the reality is that if they continue to increase in popularity and success, Australia will claim them as one of our own! If you enjoy The Ember Days (or any of the other bands on Come&Live), make sure you drop them some coin. // Web |  Twitter | Facebook | Album 1 | EP 2 | EP 3

Come&Live is jam-packed with free-music-goodness!! I’ve had a number of their albums on repeat for the last few days… really good stuff. Come&Live is a community of bands with a cool mission. Browse the crew and free downloads. If you dig their gear, you can give them some love and help them keep cranking out quality free music.

I’ll feature some of the different artists/albums in weeks to come on FMF.

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Free Music Friday is back! (I didn’t finish the last competition, so leave a comment to win a free copy of Jonnday’s EP). This week 2 free Worship EP’s from 2 American Churches: Mars Hill Church Seattle and Reality LA. Both really good quality, lyrically and musically.

10 FREE TRACKS TO DOWNLOAD:

• REALITY LA VOLUME 1
• CHAD GARDNER MARS HILL GOOD FRIDAY 2010

See below to listen to my favourite of the tracks, Psalm 51 from Mars Hill.

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Jonnday are a hot young indie pop rock band from the Central Coast. I recently had a killer time hanging out with them in Tamworth. They opened the event with an energetic set and their EP, V for Victory, captures that same energy in a really tight recording. They remind me of No Doubt, fortunately without the 90s ska-pop beats and also without the annoying Gwen Stefani, just the good bits. Seriously, they’re legit. With an increasing number of young punks following them, and more gigs on the horizon, they’re definitely worth checking out. Jordan the drummer is probably one of the best on the planet.

Jonnday and dmdc are giving away one copy of their EP V for Victory. To be in the running, just leave a comment below. If you don’t win, defs worth the $8.45 in iTunes.

Jonnday SO AMUSING (right click to download free mp3)

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I often write reviews for Christian rap albums. This album is a little different to that. It’s Christian. But yo no rap! Deb Fung is an Australian-born Chinese singer/songwriter, with an acoustic/pop/ballad type of musical feel. Her latest album is called Selah. What the heck does ‘Selah’ mean? I’m not sure, but it occurs frequently throughout the book of Psalms in the bible, it’s possibly a musical term. That gives a clue to one of the things I love about this album: most of the songs are ripped straight from the Psalms. That’s cool. What a great way to get scriptures embedded into your head and heart!

My favourite songs are: Psalm 139 For You Created; Psalm 23; and Psalm 112 Righteous Man. Just like the Psalms, these songs enable the listener to stop and contemplate life and knowing God. This really is a beautiful album. So if you came looking for gangsta rap – this album might not be for you; but if you’re keen for stirring lyrics and comfort from the Bible by a talented artist – check it out!

Deb is kindly giving away When the World Spun Around (watch this live vid for some of the back story) as a free download. AND one copy of the whole album.

To win the whole album, just leave a comment below.

Deb Fung WHEN THE WORLD SPUN AROUND (right click to download free mp3)

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Got an idea for Free (+ legal) Music Friday? Leave it in the comments. Are you a band? Think I might like your music? If you send me your album and let me give away at least one mp3 for free, no promises, it might be featured! Contact deets.

A few of the young punks from MBM Youth are part of a killer new band THE WINDOW. They’ve recently released the first song from their upcoming EP, Fist Fight, for free. These young indie rockers liken themselves to The Temper Trap, muse and Deas Vail. My opinion? They’ve got the goods. Seriously. Fist Fight is a catchy tune that wouldn’t be out of place on Triple J. Get it for free from Triple J Unearthed and give them a rating to help them in the Unearthed High school band competition (currently 33 in the charts!).

FIST FIGHT – FREE DOWNLOAD FROM ‘THE WINDOW’

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City Alight is the new album from St Paul’s Castle Hill. It has a fresh mix of great rock and pop songs for congregational singing or passionate solos while driving in heavy traffic. I recently spent time with some of the band; they seem to be creating a great culture of grass roots song writing in their church. What a great encouragement to their church and the church more broadly! My favourite tracks are the first and last Not Alone and Forever and Always. Check their website to hear samples of each track.

‘HOLY’ – FREE DOWNLOAD FROM ST PAUL’S CASTLE HILL

Do you want the whole album for free? Castle Hill will send out a copy of the full album to 1 reader. To enter, share in the comments why this would be a useful album for your church or youth ministry.

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Got an idea for Free (+ legal) Music Friday? Leave it in the comments. Are you a band? Think I might like your music? If you send me your album and let me give away at least one mp3 for free, no promises, it might be featured! Contact deets.